Empathy

Date 4 July 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
When we can understand someone’s feelings from their perspective and don’t stand in judgment, we have the ability to empathise. Empathy isn’t something we’re born with, it’s something we can learn and practise, but it’s not something we will all develop. To have empathy, we must put ourselves in another…
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Managing my health

Date 3 July 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Before I get back into my other writing, I wanted to talk about my health. Having spent a short break in London, I admit the apprehension of having to come out of my comfort zone to go, concerned me. Having planned to go to London in April, it was always…
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Short breaks

Date 1 July 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m so glad I managed to make the trip to London, but even on a short break such as this, I still have to plan ahead so that I don’t get ill or stressed. I also have to deal with digestion problems. I want to take in the sites like…
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Take out the worry

Date 29 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
We may never have peace of mind when we’re concerned with what other people think. When we continually worry and lose sight of what is important, we may never have peace. When we can’t focus, when we have little self-confidence, we may also struggle. However, when we can begin to…
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My Health and Food

Date 28 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Although it’s often difficult for those of us with health issues to plan ahead, planning ahead for me primarily depends on how well I’m dealing with my health, whether I’m eating the right foods, whether I eat at the right times, or whether I go too long between meals. It…
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Emotionally letting go

Date 25 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
Each life phase is hard. Being a child is hard. Being an adult is hard. Being a parent and parenting small children is hard but their issues are small. It’s not as hard as parenting adult children. The security we put in place for our children when they’re small, has…
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A fork in the road

Date 22 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
In the last 7 years, I have been faced with many challenging decisions that I liken to a fork in the road. A crossroad if you like. A fork in the road reminds me that I have choices to make, it reminds me that I have lessons to learn that…
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Monday morning thoughts

Date 17 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
The last week has been such a tough week. This week is no better. Due to an unscrupulous joiner we have had to bring in another decking company to sort out a new decking and working through that has been stressful. That will be sorted out today hopefully, but we’re…
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Insecurities

Date 16 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
As a race, we’re generally sensitive to thinking others are talking about us or having a go at us, when they’re talking to us about something. When we enter a room and someone is talking, we automatically think they’re talking about us: or if someone says something, we take offence…
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Difficult conversations

Date 15 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
How many of us constantly convince ourselves that we can’t possibly handle having a difficult conversation? I used to shy away from conversations. But the risk is more of the same inappropriate behaviour if we ignore the talk. Unless we’re totally off the mark and we’re useless at reading our…
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Rid yourself of clutter

Date 13 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
We will spend a life accumulating clutter of the material kind, we will accumulate worry, negative self-talk and guilt, also known as ‘mental clutter.’ But all these things can become distractions after a while and can make us physically sick. When we learn to let go, we give ourselves more…
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Protective parenting

Date 12 June 2013
Author Ilana Estelle
I’ve been asking myself the same question for most of my adult life. Why wouldn’t a parent want to protect their child? We should want to protect our children, so their lives are made easier. It’s our job. Protection and over-protection Without getting the balance right between protection and over-protection…
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